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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice required for certain recreational activities on |
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premises owned, operated, or maintained by a governmental unit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 75.002, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (g-1) to read as follows: |
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(g-1) Instead of the warning required by Subsection (g), any |
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outdoor premises the state or an agency of the state owns, operates, |
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or maintains and on which the recreational activities described in |
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Subsection (e)(2) are conducted shall post and maintain a clearly |
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readable sign in a clearly visible location on or near the premises. |
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The sign shall contain the following warning language: |
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WARNING |
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TEXAS LAW (CHAPTER 75, CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE) |
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LIMITS THE LIABILITY OF A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT FOR DAMAGES ARISING |
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DIRECTLY FROM HOCKEY, IN-LINE HOCKEY, SKATING, IN-LINE SKATING, |
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ROLLER-SKATING, SKATEBOARDING, ROLLER-BLADING, PAINTBALL USE, SOAP |
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BOX DERBY USE, OR BICYCLING ACTIVITIES ON PREMISES THAT THE |
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GOVERNMENTAL UNIT OWNS, OPERATES, OR MAINTAINS FOR THAT PURPOSE. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |